whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
legislature; legislative body
constitution; rules; regulation
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
unspecified; random; indefinite
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
high voltage; high tension
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
artificial hibernation; induced hibernation
choosing between two things; two choices
to suppress one's emotions
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to distinguish oneself; to stand out